Booting CentOS from Hard Disk

1.  Load and mount the DVD

• #  mount /media/disk
  
• OR #  mkdir /mnt/dvd; mount /dev/mnt/dvd
  

2.  Copy vmlinuz and initrd files to boot directory

• #  cd /media/disk/isolinux
  
• #  cp initrd.img /boot/initrd-boot.img
  
• #  cp vmlinux /boot/vmlinuz-boot
  

3.  Change your local /boot/grub/grub.conf file to include entry of vmlinux and initrd files

• title CentOS 5 installation
  
  • root (hd0,0)
    
  • kernel /vmlinuz-boot
    
  • initrd /initrd-boot.img
    

4.  Reboot computer

5.  When the boot countdown appears, press any key to display the GRUB boot screen

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